Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj (syncretic Hindu monotheist) philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose avant-garde works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Quiz: Rabindranath Tagore
- 1 of 15
In which city was Rabindranath Tagore born?
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Kolkata
- Chennai
- 2 of 15
What was the original surname of the Tagore family?
- Roy
- Bose
- Kushari
- Chatterjee
- 3 of 15
At what age did Tagore start writing poetry?
- 5
- 8
- 12
- 16
- 4 of 15
For which collection of poems did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
- Gora
- The Home and the World
- Gitanjali
- Ghare Baire
- 5 of 15
In which year did Tagore win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
- 1905
- 1913
- 1920
- 1925
- 6 of 15
What pseudonym did Tagore use when he published his first substantial poems?
- Sun Lion
- Moonlight
- Bhānusiṃha
- Nightingale
- 7 of 15
Which of the following songs composed by Tagore is the national anthem of India?
- Amar Shonar Bangla
- Jana Gana Mana
- Vande Mataram
- Saare Jahan Se Achha
- 8 of 15
Which of Tagore's songs is the national anthem of Bangladesh?
- Jana Gana Mana
- Amar Shonar Bangla
- Rabindra Sangeet
- Bande Utkala Janani
- 9 of 15
How many songs approximately did Tagore compose?
- 500
- 1,000
- 2,000
- 3,000
- 10 of 15
What is the name of the university founded by Tagore in Santiniketan?
- Nalanda
- Visva-Bharati
- Jadavpur
- Calcutta University
- 11 of 15
In which year was Visva-Bharati University inaugurated?
- 1901
- 1918
- 1921
- 1930
- 12 of 15
Tagore was known for his opposition to which British policy in India?
- Partition of Bengal
- Salt Tax
- Rowlatt Act
- Vernacular Press Act
- 13 of 15
Which title did Tagore renounce in protest of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
- Sir
- Baron
- Lord
- Duke
- 14 of 15
Who was Tagore’s contemporary and sometimes critic, who also led the Indian independence movement?
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- Sardar Patel
- 15 of 15
Tagore’s writings often criticized which of the following?
- Capitalism
- Socialism
- Nationalism
- Federalism
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